Pan-Aruban (November 23, 1929)

VOL. 1

ARUBA, D.W.I.

Ho. 25

UNITED STATES MAKING HEADWAY ON
, NICARAGUAN CANAL PLANS

Uncle Sam under the tutelage of his
engineer president, is putting through
another project of cogent significance
to world commerce and American welfare—
the Nicaraguan Canal.

At a cost of $250,000,000, this new
183 mile waterway between the two oceans
is designed to supplement the work of the
Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is ndw
paying 7^6 on the original $275,000,000
investment.

It will take eighteen months to two
yearns .before the actual canal construct¬
ion begins, during'which* time two har¬
bors, railroad lines, and housing accom¬
modations will be arranged. The canal
proper will take six to eight years to
complete, makii^ a total of about ten
year,* jefore the canal will be ready
for je, if everything moves steadily
fo tt rd.

Major C. P. Gross,. United States
eng .neer for the Los Angeles district,
will head the batali'oh of army engineers
that ars to make the surveys of the
terrain.

The general plans call for four locks
which will lift a vessel fran sea level
to a lake 110 feet above sea level.

This is a twenty five foot greater lift
than tie three locks of the Panama Canal
that raise to a maximum of 85 feet.

LIBRARY 0PINS DOORS WEDNESDAY

, The Circulating Library will be
op«i for business on the porch of the
Pan Am Mess Hall next Wednesday evening
between the hours of 7:00 and 8:30, end
ach evening thereafter at the some time
rvtii further advised. A two-dollar
uoposit to guarantee payment of rental
■fees and to cover loss of books is re¬
quired, but is returnable when the de¬
positor leaves or whishes his name
dropped fr-dn the list. The books are
rented e^t five cents per day.

■ • PAN AM. C01NTY FAIR BIG SUCCESS

How dear to our hearts are the
Carnivals of yesterday, the sawdust
arooways, the steam caliope, the brass
band accompanying tho ballyhoo artist
frcm one concession to another, the
gaudy pictures of freaks and home-mado
monstrosities, the strident music from
the merry-go-round and all the other
familiar sights and noises necessary to
a successful Carnival, not forgetting
the pink Lemonade.

Now Pan-Aruba has had her first,
substituting sand for sawdust, a few of
the Pan Am Funmakers for the steam cal-
iopo,- the. brass, hand and the merry-go-
round organ (which is some assignment),
tropical skies, coral shores and blue
sea for gaudy pictures and real, hones t-
to-goodness lemonade and BEER for the
cheap imitations always found in a
States’ Carnival. We didn't have to sub¬
stitute for Ihe ballyhoo artist—we had
one. W. F. Clark—and how that hoy could
bring down the crowds—just like sorghum
crows fly.

Mose, tho dark personification of
bravery, exhibited a skill at dodging
that would do credit to any vetoran
Fifth Avenue pedestrian—that- is-, until
tho hoys became pleyful and started
tossing shoes, bottles and coral, then
; discretion became the better part of
valor.

The Bunco racket, percentage
whoels, candy stand, lunch counter and
athletic show went over with several
different kinds c£ "hang." The beer
staid sold out, which is "muf sed," and
tie dance was areal drawii« card. One
young lady was even seen to desert a
winning Bunco card when the music started.

All in all, it was a veiy enjoy¬
able day and, especially, evening.

While the 17th was apparently too long
after payday for most cf the toys, every
body had a good time, which was, after
all, one of the major objects, and the
returns were not terribly disappointing.

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Editor-in-Chicf

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Business Managor

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Nows Editor

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Spants Editor

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Feature Writer

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Publisher

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Staff Artist

ED I T 0 R

IAL COMMENT

OUR HORN OF PLENTY

Thanksgiving Day should mean more
than roast turkey and cranberry sauco.
Too often it represents only the last
football game, a day's vacation or a
month before Christmas.

Next Thursday, a great nation, by
presidential proclamation, officially
stops the busy whoels of industry to
give thanks for the blessings enjoyed
durirg the year. An American custom
rooted in the faith of the Pilgrim
Fathers.

Today's striving is not as hard,
nor work so tiring—life sals on evener

keol than in those colonial days when tho
: American nationality was having its birth.
Tho so doughty men and wetaon worked hard
and long; they nero producor, manufacturer
and consumer in ono—they had little, but
wore thankful, vory thankful, for That
they had. .

t Our everyday lifo in comparison to
thoirs is child’s play. With industry
,atfd scionco working for our welfare, ex¬
istence isn't a xroblem. With -the up¬
building of tho economic factors has como
ease and ccmfort. Children of a country
whore tho middlo class on joys the pleas¬
ures denied tho aristocracy in tho parent
countrios, wo have gpown up unseeing cf
our blessings, unappreciative of our
horn of plenty.

With so many things to be thankful
for, it doesn't require a dyed-in-the-
wool optimist to realize tho advantages
of our position. Instead of longing for
things ViO'd like to possess, BE TH/NKFUL.
There are many who envy our luck.

FASHIONS SHACKLE WOMEN'S INDE¬
PENDENCE

After all those years of striving
for freedom of the purse, freedom of
action and all the other freedoms which
spell independence, women seem on the
verge cf relinquishirg their hard-earned
victory to tag aloig under Fashion's
newly gilded banner.

Not that women haven't always list¬
ened intontly to this dictator, but we
had almost concluded that Fashion would
be confined to certain limits compatible
with tho ossenco cf independence.

Our analysis seems to have little
basis in fact, for no sooner do we hear
that Paris has dec-rood loig skirts and
trains with all the added accessories
and paraphernalia, than the bank roll
shows signs of secret collusion vfi. th Dare
Fashion and her mannequins.

A few stalwarts of the feminist
movement cry out, "We Won't Wear Them.'I
You'll find them trying on the latest
"floor sweepers" ton minutes after thoyfvo
sold their articlo for publication.

It's true that you can’t have your
cake and cat it too. With this for our
premise, it's hard to picture q\xr inde¬
pendent girl of 1930 going to T ork with
this new drapery, or enjoying hor newly

PiJGE 3

won hygienic froodom, shackled to tho
fashions of tho 80's, or was it the 90's?
Wo'll enjoy watching the chango in fem¬
inine psychology which the now clothes
rostrd. nt will bring.

As for tho non, it doesn't make
much difference cither way. It costs
about os much for a "chic" short dross as
it does for ono of thoso now prodigies of
Fashion's artistry. If it's tho woman
who pays and pays—it will cost hor a
pound or two of freoden, while tho nan
puts cut tho cold hard cash.

GENERAL NOTICE

The Commissary will accept orders
for fruit cakos for Christmas and Nov;
Year. These ordors must be placed not
later than November 30th.

Orders will also bo accepted for
card tables, since quite a number have
expressed a desire to obtain sane, but
those orders must bo placod today,
Saturday, November 23d.

POUND AT CARNIVAL GROUNDS: Lipstick
and keys. Owner may have snmo by ap¬
plying at THE PAN-ARUBAN Office*

PAN AM. FAIR (Continued) •

A brief financial statement re¬
veals tho following:

•Income . §803.72

Expenses *' ' 324.28
NET PHOFIT 279.44

This profit goes into the Treasury
of the Employees' Association far the
future promotion of Athletics and on-
tertainmoii.

The whole show was promoted hnd
managed by Dick Patton, who dcsorvos
much credit fpr his good work.

Incidentally (that is, to the
other ticket holders) Bill Ewart won
tho Spanish Shawl, Hugh Henley the hurry-
coat and Doug. Tonkinson the silk pajamas.
Some guys are. born lucky.

What is ccnmonly called "luck,"
is tho result of hard work and careful

planning.

COLD WEATHER, AIR PLANE RESTRICTION
At© ’/AGE REDUCTION SUBJECT OF RADIO
NEWS TALK.

Tho other far the last few evenings
has boon carrying stories of cold went hor
ovor the-middlo-wcstena portion of tie
Uni tod States with the cold wave reach¬
ing the North Atlantic regions. On
Novombor 21st it was snowing in Buffalo
with tho day's high temporature sot at
28 degrees.

After a summer whLch has done much
in developing thD air piano commercially
it comes s .nanhat as a shock to hear thQt
Grover Whalen, Now York's police czar,
has forbidden the flying of planes over
Manhattan. This, however, is the nat¬
ural ovolution which, should be expected.
As air planes como into greater favor,
traffic problems of the air will present
theosolvos and stops will bo taken to
protect life and property tn eroded
areas.

President Hoover has rocoived prom¬
ises from tho heads of the major indus¬
tries that there will bo no wage reduct¬
ion duting the financial readjusiuent
necessitated by tho break in the stock
market. The President boliovos that re-
adjustEBi* may be effected without Ihe
country being basically injured. By
j preventing wage reduction, Hoover is
' averting a panic.

STANDARD (INDIANA) ACQUIRES 50#

OF PAN AMERICAN STOCK

Tho Standard Oil Company of Indiana
now owns 50# of tho stock of the Pan
American Petroloua & Transport Company,
with more stock boing taken in daily
in substantial amounts. President Edward
G. Seubcrt announced.

Tho offer of tho Indiana Company
to exchange seven of its shares for six
of Pan American was made last Aug. 27th,

"The exchange of stock is increas¬
ing as tho time draws near for the next
Standard of Indiana dividond," Mr.

Soubert said.

"Directors of tho company will con¬
sider tho amount of tho dividond at the
close of Ootobcr, and stockholders on
record Novombor 16th will bo ontitlod to
share in it when it boccnos payable on
Docombor 16th.

"Pan-An shareholders who have not hod
a dividond since 1927 will put themselves
in position to recoivo tte Indiana divi¬
dend by completing the exchange of Pen

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The. Wednesday Aftomoon Bridge Club
net this wook at tie bone of Mrs. Mont-
ville with its usual success.

A group of youngsters took themselves
to the sand bar oast of Mangle Cora
Lagoon and acc enpli shod an old-fashioned
wiener-roast, picket, picklod and all;
then repairod to the Carnival dance floor
and fox trotted by moonlight. This on
Thursday evening, the 21st.

Back to the frozen north land, whore
overcoats and a warn, disposition arc ab¬
solutely necessities to prevent tho shakes,
That's where nany of our old timers havo
headed on their vacation. Cliff Sermons
and Claude Johns ten loft on aifforont
ships together, as it wore, to carry back
to Caspor with its Conter St. all tho
warmth and sun shine accumulated during
their Aruban stay. Stew Campboll loft
on the STEWART bound for the Old Home
Town to tale up his career as parrot
chamer. Grover Whalon has boen sub¬
dued considerably since tho return of our
own boat-mooting gentleman. Wo hope
all of these fellows onjoy themselves,
anl that luck plays in their hand whare-
ever thoy nay god

FOR RENT

to;

We say GOOD BYE and GOOD LUCK

Frank Dillard
C. Semens
C.C.Vandcrporten
E.R. Bowman
Stewart Campboll
Mr. & Mrs. T. C.
G.C.Barnes

Phil Andosea
H.H.Thompson
H. R. Jackscm
0. R. Briggs
H. Maior
Brown

Claude Johnston

Wo say HELLO and WELCOME to rocont
Pan-Aruba arrivals:

H. E. McHaffio
C. H. Woods

G. H. Simmons
W. C. Ritchey
C. G. Eidson

H. Jonnings
J.C.Fautoux
C.F.Kinney.
L.DeGaiffonriod
G.D. Horner
E.Swinnoy

J. Murray
Oscar Weofer
E.P .Babin
C.M.Colbert
R.E.Stilloy
J.A.Curtiss
C.S.Leigh
G.S.Webb
W.C.Vandraiss

Li. Josophson
H. V. Lakin
A. S. Childs
J. S. Hamond
P. S. Clank
T.V.McDermott
Folix Salter !
L.F.Litkio
C.E.Hollar
Chas. Dahlborg
E.S.Harris
S-.V-. Cotton ’
J.W.McCrny
T.C.Alexander
W.C.Coatos
A.M.Drake
J.K.Lathbury
H.M.Clouse
Colin Parknr
Williard Duggor

FIVE RObM BOUSE IN SABANETA
§40.00 por Month

Nicely ventilated and coofartahlo.
Ten minutos from San Nicolas

Apply: E. M. RUIZ, Lego Office

Wouldn't Aruba bo heavenly if all
the "spongos" wore confined to tho beach¬
es, and absorbed only salt water?

10ST: At Carnival Grounds, Sunday night,
two voices. One is tenor, the otter
very Bass. Finder kindly return, as
these voices were prized as heirlocms
by their owners, Messrs. Dutch Englo
and Jamos Boattio, Jr.

SOME "FIRSTS"

in 1236, chimneys were first addod to
houses.

In 1290, tallow candles were first
used for lights.

In 1299, spectacles wore invented by
an Italian.

In 1601, tea was first brought to
Europe from China..

In 1880, glass windows were first used
for light.

In Juno, 1929, the PAN-ARUBAN first
came into pr int. ARE YOU A SUBSCRIBER?

WANTED: Dogs, hounds, pups, curs,

anything canino. I vdll buy your dogs,
and pay double what they are worth.
Bring them back several tines, and
I’ll buy than back each timo. See,
Hound Master -JIM BEATTIE, Jr.

P..GE 5.

SHARKS VS. LADIES

Sovcral of the surf bathers, who
prefer the "olo swimin’ hole" and the
big breakers where costunos don't nat-
tor, to the quieter, more frequented
Lagoon, report having soon two sizablo
sharks on Sunday. The largo fish swan
lazily around for a few ninutes, and
then dartod away whon rooks word thrown
at then.

Those sane follows, howovor, who
lator wore talcing, sun baths on the beac.h,
had a much noro torrifying oxporienco.
Aftor stretching out comfortably on too
warn sands, basking lazily in the glor¬
ious Aruban Novcnbor sunsjiino, they sud¬
denly discovered that a lady had cone
down upon the beach—a half nilo or so
distant, but nevertheless botweon Iho
bathers and their clothos. Sho was
coming toward thorn slowly, leisurely
hunting for shells. Panic soizod the
bathers. Sharks in the water, and a
lady upon the beach. L real "Movio"
pcrdicanont. The sharks had fled when
rocks were thrown at then, but one did
not throw rocks at ladies, much as one
night be tenpted to do so.

There scored nothing left to da but
protend to be noles, and to burrow into
the protecting sand.

On eaie the shell picknr. And then,
just when all hope had been abandoned,
a Kindly Fate intervened. The lady had
wearied after the long walk across the
coral, and she sat down upon the beach
to rest. And how she did rest. To
the boys who wore hiding, it seemed
that she would nover regain her strength,
and go hone. But all things, good md
had, have a way of onding, and at last
she arose and strollod leisurely away
in the opposite direction, apparently
unmindful of the distress she had
caused by walking in the sacred pre¬
cincts of the "old swimni n’' hole."

N.B. : To all nowccoers among the

Weaker Sox. There are no shells on
tho north shore.

SHOPPING SERVICE

In tho States many of our larger
Shops and Stores have inaugurated a
Shopping Servioo. An experienced per¬
son is put in charge, who Till, upon
request, aid you in mdcing selections
of your purchases. Tho idea is a

splendid ono. It saves the weary
. shoppor many many hours trudging about
through countless aisles looking for
senothing you aren’t certain oxists.
Tho.idoa has been adopted in Aruba.

Right in our own Camp nay be found
pooplo who will gladly help you find
just the very gift or knick-knack for
which you are searching. This is not
always easy to do in the maize of
streets and stores of tho Island’s
various villages.

An example of the efficiency of
these Shopping Exports is citod here¬
with. A weok or so ago Lunn Easton
developed a desire for a sail boat. He
tried suppressing te dosire for a few
days, but it would not be suppressed.

Ho simply had to havo a sail boat.

And whilo tho seas about us are filled
with various sorts and sizes of sail
boats, none appoarod to.be for sale.

Finally, in a moment of desperation,
Easton confided his cravings to Miss
Florey. Now, as every one knows, Miss
Florey is our local school teacher,
and as such, naturally she nust keop
well infornod bn practically evory sub¬
ject, including sail boats. And-she
was; sho know exactly whore to find
just tho darlingost little sail boat.

And now fir..Easton is one of tho happ¬
iest mariners along our shoros. Ho
has boon soon in vhisperod conferences
with tie Captain of the "TEDDY" 30
ahothor world cruise may bo in its
embyro.

Another Aid.to Tirod Shoppers is
Louis Pruett. . He has made many trips
to Oranjostad, and knows tho little city
by heart. Last week whan Miss Rons took
was seeking s.cmo now furniture, Louis
rendered invaluablo assistance in help¬
ing her find and select exactly tho
articlos desired.

Louis is reputed to bo one of tho
shrewdest tradors on tho Island. If
entrusted with your orders, he will
find you sene surprising bargains.

As a natter of fact, ho made one pur¬
chase not so lone; since which surprised
all parties concerned, and established
a now low price far Gin.

But Louis isn’t paying for this
valuable advertising space, and we
cannot go into details here.

A vory onjoyablo rowing party was
given tho othor night. Said party con¬
sisted of ono boat, six people, ono
pair of oars, one victrola and a blanket.

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INDEPENDENCE HUNT

(Continuod frn last wock)

Editor’s Note: This is the second in-
stallnont of Capt. Erling Tomb's own
story of tho "TEDDY's" adventure. We
continue with tho sail boat partially
fitted out and tho money expended.

The voyago is finally undertaken with
but forty five cents aboard. "Hardly
a sufficient amount to travel around
the world." Tho captain picks up
tho story:

To neet tho situation, I wont to
our prominent newspaper, The Tidcns Tijn,
and drew up a contract with then entitling
them to the solo rights to a sorios of
correspondence, which I planned to send
from tho different ports I called at on
ny cruise. Under this agreement, they
advanced ne threo hundred dollars. At
the sane tine, a friend, who know of ny-
predicament, arranged for tho School of
Navigation at Oslo to lend ne dLl tho
nautical books I should roquire and a
set of fine instruments, including a
sextant, clirononotcr, compass, etc.,
on tho condition that I kept tho lot
insured for sonc three hundred dollars,
a very reasonable condition, considering
that this was Government property.

Once noro ny ready nonoy gave out
and still there wore quite a nunber of
articles necessary for our voyage—spare
sails, charts and nany other things.

For a couple of days I ran about the town
trying to buy the remainder on credit, bu
found that nobody would listen to ne.

A novelist did not appear to be a good
risk in our country, especially when en¬
gaged on a suicide expedition, as seme
of then colled it.

It occurred to mo that I could se¬
cure ny prospective creditors with an
Insurance Policy on ny boat. I hod a
number of acquaintances among tho Insur¬
ance people, aid went to look them up.

It would not work; not one of a score
if Companies would consider a r isk on
tne "TEDDY" and, what was worse, they
could not be induced to cover the policy
on tho instruments I had borrowed.

I was forcod to return aLl of the-
instruments, and saw no way of replacing
them. Besides, I was just about tired
chasing ariund appealing for trifling
favors.

So, instoad of being stuck tor good as
seme grimily; individuals thought, who
had been watching ns from ttio start,
we just threw over-board all petty con¬
siderations, lot go our moorings and went
to sea.

From Oslo I had to sail along tho
South Eastorn coast of Norway, as I was
to call at Arondal to pick up tho skiff
which I had had built thoro.

Groat was my astonishment whan,
on our arrival at Arondal, tho Chiof of
Police cam on board with instructions
fren the Government Dopartmnt to hinder ■
our doparturo.

The Govoripont, it appeared, con¬
sidered our voyago so foolhardy as to be
on tho vergo of insanity. Just imagine,
a small boat, much too heavy for such a
crow and about to put to soa rat tout spare
sails at a time whon tho autumn gales
night bo expected to set in any day.
Furthermore, one was aware wo intended to
loavo without tho necessary nautical books,
charts and instruments, savo an old air
compass which was liable to bccono mid
and useless as soon as the ship started
moving. Now I hod never known that the
Govermont cherished such a porontal fool¬
ing for mo and such an anxiety about ny
safety, but it was no use to gainsay this
venerable upholder of public ordor and I
had to promise him not to loavo without
his approval or, at least, his knowledge.

I felt pretty town lioartod that
night and kept on discussi ng all so rts of
desperato measure, but \shat was the uso?
One must not doceivo even an old police
i mas ter in a small coastal town.

Tho next day be cano back bringing
with him the Harbor Master and tbe two of
then startod to pick asunder tho throw to
tho winds all tto arguments I set forth to
prove the safety of our. intended voyage,
until at last sane remark from tto Police
Master mode me sit up. I startod to sound
him and vony soon found out that in thoir
instructions the Government Department
admitted they had no legal right to stop
us, but they charged the Police Mastor to
use his best discretion to jr event this
foolhardy business and in any case I could
not oxpoct any assistance fr-xi tho Govern¬
ment if I got into trouble.

This revelation, of course, gave me
the upper hand. I told then plainly I had
not colled for protection, arri. bade thorn
excuse no, as I had to weigh anchor and
make ready for soa.

It was evident that hb could do
nothing norc; with a shrug of the sboul-
dors and a friendly smile, they gave it
up and departed, wishing us a good
voyage and the best of luck.

It was towards the ord of August
when wo lost sieJit of tho Narwogian coast
lino. Tho morning had boon exception¬
ally finc and wo wore pursuing our
southwesterly courso with an easterly
broozo at an ovoroge spood of 8 knots,
which towards sundown, brought us
abreast of the Danish coast, sono 80
miles off.

As it grew darkor, tho wind had boon
gradually increasing, throwing up, at
tho sono tino, a nasty soef. 3y tho
tino I had finished lighting and hang¬
ing out iho sido lights, tho wind had
roachod tho forco of a nodorato gain
and our TEDDY was rushing and tumbling
onward in a broad ribbon of foam, whilo
the spray was continually swooping over
tho dock, wotting the sails and s-ending
cascades c£ salt water down tin hatch¬
way.

We were carrying full sails which
was quite out of keeping with the ro-
solvc I hod takon before I left Norway,
that I should always shorten sail in
tine. Now, for anybody who knows what
a heart-racking job it is for ono mm
to reovo the soils on a boat as big as
our TEDDY amid the fury of a galo, it
may not be incomprehensible that one
waits as long as possible, hoping -
against one’s own conviction - that the
gale will abate, even while its force
is stoadily increasing. The night grows
blacker; the last stars disappear behind
daifc masses of clouds that chase over -
the sky at a terrifying pace, while tho
wind howls through tho rigging aid pipes
through the blocks; and before you know
it, you find your so If striving with
your back to the tiller and your heart
in your throat for foar that sono thing
may carry away.

It is at such times that ono remem¬
bers all the defects, things that should
have boen replaced, changed,, repaired;-
sheet, agaskot, a block, a lashing-
mere trifles to bring into order whilo
tho weather is fine, but almost imposs¬
ible to ropair'when tbs storm is upon
you, and thon your life may hang in a
bad lashing, a worn shoot or a corrodod
iron.

That first night it' took no noarly
jthreo hours to teko in and reeve tho
sails. It was 1 o’clock when it bccono
obvious that wo were in for a sovero
storm and that wo must shorten sail im¬
mediately or loso our rigging. But it
was dajCLight boforo I finished aid by
then I was cpnplotoly played out.

Still this was not the worst night
we had in the North Sea. It was only
ono of sixtoon nights and days, oach
ono as bad or worse.

(Space again cuts in on our story
of this odvonturc. It continuos in
the noxt PAN-ARUBAN.)

AIR Mi.IL LETTER EXPANSIVE GREETING

One of the Pan Amor icon employees
recently received an Air Hail letter
from the States. Tho postage amounted
to 85 if, took 16 days to cnac from tie
U.S. to Aruba, or 8 days from Joliot, Ill.
to Cristobal, 7 days to Curacao and .
only one from Curacao to Aruba. The
fastest port of tho whole routo was tho
distance covcrod by sailboat, proving
tho advantage of qhat?

THE RETAIL COSftHSSiR Y ANNOUNCES
THE ARRIVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:

COLLEGE INN CANNED CHOP SUEY
WRIGLSYS GUM THIN BRUSH MATS

AUCTION BRIDGE SCORE PADS
SANITARY BELTS SHIRTS AND TROUSERS
QUART AND GAILON FREEZERS
CANNED TCMATGES MARSHMALLOWS
LADIES & GENTS’ SWIM SUITS
KRISSKROSS RAZOR SHARPENERS
PUFFED WHEAT PALMOLIVE SHAVING

CREAM

Mr. Frank Perkins, our faithful
Sports Editor, is in Maracaibo this
week on business.

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THE MARINER'S LOG

This woek saw the departure of
Capt. and Mrs. Mercer, amidst all the
job of the Bon Voyage and wishos of good
luck, Thoy will, no doubt, bo fortunato
in being able to spend Christmas at homo
which must bo an envy to us all. Capt.
Mercer, I hoar, will in all probability
bo taking up an appointment out East.

1 wonder just how many of us have
experioncod that Call of tho East focliig'.
For nysolf, my particular bearing by
compass shows North-East.

Talking of the East reminds ne of a
rather good story I heard recently, not
mind you, told ne by tho Duchess of Some¬
where, as our door old friend Lord Castlo-
rosse of the D.'JIY EXPRESS would say.

It concerns a young and woll brained of¬
ficer who had spent most of his tine in
one of our first class ocean greyhounds.
Misfortune overcame him and ho was forced
to accopt a position as 3d’Mato of a first
class tramp. It seems that when a read¬
ing of the log was required when taking
a four-point, It was the usual practice
to send the' quarter master aft to stand
by and tho ship being fitted with a
telegraph fran bridge to aft, tho signal
to read the log was made by ringing the
tolegraph from the bridge. Our new
third mate"having been i nstructed in
this, tho following is his ordors to tho
ft. M. when ho required a reading: "Ah,

Erl Quartermaster, you will proceed—er—
agitate the - er - denunciator, you will
denote the reading thereof. (Tho Q.M.
is still unconscious.)

You have, of course, all heard
about the opening of our Marine Club.

Woll, now, lets all rally round, and mdee
this a memorial affair. How about a
fancy dress ball far the opening night?
What a chance for us all to have right
in?

Tomorrow will commemorate tho fifth
year of the establishment of tho Lagp
Oil & Transport Company, in Aruba.

Notice to Mariners: The upper
harbor has not yet been officially
opened. In the mean tine roof climbing
is strictly forbidden.

This week's story - Letts have a bet

Stop press - Martin wont hone.

OFFICER OF THE WATCH

"MAC" DANCE DRuwS CROWD

Last Saturday night saw a largo
crowd dEincing to the Pan An Funnakers'
music at tho Mess Hall. The occasion
was tho lost danco which Mac, tho ontor-
t.ainncnfc engineer, will put cn. It is
to bo rogrotted that Mac's health pre¬
vented his presence during the ontire
ovoning, but towards the ond cf tho good
tino, ho poked his head in to see how
things wore going. Johnnio Young man¬
aged very capably for tho affair during
Mac's indisposition.

Our good naturod Scotch-Anorican is
going heme next month far a vacation.

Ho's organized and promoted and worked
for tho general ontortainnait of the
whole camp. Vb all appreciate what ho's
dono and hope his vacation is as good
to him as ho has been to us.

DO YOU KNOW— .

That tho gacific ond of tho Panama Canal
is farther east than the Atlantic end?
That Cuba would reach from New York to
Chicago?

That the mouth of the Amazon River is
as near to Europe as it is to New York?
That Toxas is as large as 212 Rhode
Islands? (And that there are about that
many Texans in Aruba to every one from
Rhodo Island.)

That the entire continent of South Amer¬
ica lies farther east than Florida?

That the PAN-ARUBAN costs only $2.25
per year in Aruba?

Judge R., H. Hanilton, of Weather¬
ford, Toxas, former member of the State
Supremo Court, was freed, a jury having
decided that ho acted in seif defonso
when his son-in-law Ton Walton, Jr. the
bridgegroom in a secret marriage, was
shot aid killed in tbs Judge’s office
last Ivlay.

France is.remodoliig her any on
the principle of ope yoar enlistments
instead of tho old seven year plan. The
young mat will now be givon intaisive
war training instead of spending a good
time of their enlistment period learn¬
ing the art of pealing "spuds."

PAGE 9,

THE MISSION OF THE ONION

by

Don Hoobncr

Onco upon a tine in a Garden far,
far out West, there grow an onion.

He was a bright little onion, rather
nore energetic and ambitious than wore
his numerous brothers and sisters. He
roalizod liis superiority, and docidod
ho was nuch too good for the farm. Ho-
yearned for life in a city. But ho kno/
not how he could get there. Thinking
thusly, he grew quite dissatisfied and
' unhappy.

One day he summoned all his courage
and spoke to the Farnor, who was pass¬
ing. Ho bared his soul of his hopes
and desires. With tears in his oyos,
the Farmer listened to the littlo onion
but alas, he could do nothiig for hin.
The Farnor was not sending onions to
the city just then, only potatoos.

"Oh, sir, lot no go to the city as
a potato: I’d make an awfully sweet
potato," but tho Farnor would not stoop
to such fraudulent measures, and shook
his head.

However, the littlo onion would not
be daunted, and this conversation gave
hin an idoa. When once ho got an idoa
under his skin, there was no stopping
the Onion. So one night shortly after¬
ward, he crept slyly away from the
onion patch. Ho felt no qualns at
leaving his old hone. Ho thought only
of the city and the world ho wanted to
see. Quietly ho crossed tho fields,
into the potato patch, and hopped up on
a box of potatoes, and waited.

He did not have long to wait. Soon
sane men cane by with a lantern, and
- hoistod the box upon a truck, and
drove off.

"At last I’m on ny way," giggled tho
delighted onion, forgetful he was in hid
ing. Seme of the potatoos stirred about
hin. "Sone one in this box has hali¬
tosis" mumbled a big fat potato. In¬
stead of being offended, tho littlo
onion reached for a life-saver mint,
which he quietly nunc tod. He trembled
a bit with excitement, hut kept still.
That is, as still as the bumping of tho
truck would permit. Hoy/ ever, he was not
uncomfortable and soon fell asleep.

The little onion did not know how
long he slept, but when he awoke, ho was
oonscious of new noises. Peering thru
a crack in the box, the onion discovered

they wore now insido a car. A big
box car. He recognized it fron tho des¬
cription ho had heard the farmers' helpers
givo in their conversation which had told
hin there 7/as a city and a world outside
that Onion Patch. So ho knew ho wns on
the right track.

It grew chilly, and ho snuggled up
to the big fat potato next hin, who only
grunted and wont to sloop, closing all
his pyes. Tho little onion dozed off
also. The next timo ho awoko, ho was
being snatchod out of tho box and tossed
into another bin. "Who nixed onions
witli these potatoos?" he heard a gruff
voice ask. Tho little onion started to
apologize, but wns interrupted. "Ah,
shut up, and get off ny nock' a big old
onion said. Tho little follow had noth¬
ing nore to say.

Later, tho onions bocai® nore
friondly, and he learned he was in a lot
of foroighers. It soened they had jud;
arrivod fron a place called Bermuda. Our
little western onion by comparison was
rather puny, hut what he lacked in. size,
ho folt certain ho node up in strength.

Ho was not in the loast hit afraid. He
started to sing.

"What's tho big idoa?” a burly
Bermuda Onion asked him.

"Oh, I'n so happy because I'm in
the city" sang tto little fellow.

"Well, you'd better onjoy it, fur
you v/on’t he hero long."

Fron otters he learned that after
travoling a long time coning in fron
ono snail island, they were now being
consigned to another even snaller island,
a place called Aruba.

Instead of being dismayed by this
infornation, tho wander-loving onion was
filled with now enthusiasm. "Oh, goody,
goody, now I’ll sco nore of tho 77orld.

But v/hcre is this place, Aruba?"

Nono of the Bermuda Onions could
answor until on unusually largo follow
who soemod bursting v/ith importance cano
forward with tho infornation that he Y/as
going to Aruba on an 18 months' contract
and he told the others just where ttoy
were goiig. "Its a voritahlo paradiso
for onions," added their iifomant, and
aftor that there wns nuch gaiety onong
thon.

(Concluded next Track)

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ARUBA 1929